SELF-CONTROL AND LEADERSHIP
THERE IS A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOUR ABILITY TO DISCIPLINE YOURSELF AND YOUR BEHAVIORS AND YOUR READINESS TO LEAD. IT IS ONLY WHEN YOU PROVE TO OTHERS THAT YOU ARE IN COMPLETE CONTROL OR YOURSELF THAT THEY DEVELOP THE CONFIDENCE TO PUT YOU IN A LEADERSHIP POSITION- AND KEEP YOU THERE.
THE LEADER REALIZES THAT EVERYTHING HE SAYS TO OR ABOUT ANOTHER PERSON IS MAGNIFIED. THE LEADER THEREFORE PRAISES AND ENCOURAGES PEOPLE, BOTH IN THEIR PRESENCE AND WHEN THEY ARE NOT AROUND. HE NEVER SAYS ANYTHING NEGATIVE THAT COULD BE MISINTERPRETED OR THAT COULD DEMOTIVATE OR OFFEND ANOTHER PERSON. IF HE HAS PROBLEMS WITH SOMEONE, HE ADDRESSESS HIM PRIVATELY, OUT OF SIGHT AND EARSHOT OF ANYONE ELSE.
LEADERSHIP QUALITIES
LEADERS DISCIPLINE THEMSELVES TO PLAN, PREPARE, ORGANIZE, AND CHECK EVERY DETAIL. THEY TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED. THEY ASK QUESTIONS TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF A SITUATION, PROBLEM, OR DIFFICULTY.
GREAT LEADERS ACT AS IF THEY OWN THE ENTIRE COMPANY. THEY ACCEPT A HIGH LEVEL OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE LEADER NEVER COMPLAIN, MAKES EXCUSES, OR BLAMES OTHERS FOR PROBLEMS.
LEADERS ARE INTENSELY ACTION-ORIENTED. THEY GATHER INFORMATION CAREFULLY AND MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT ARE NECESSARY. THEY SET MEASURES AND STANDARDS AND HOLD OTHERS TO THEM. THEY INSIST THAT THE JOB BE DONE QUICKLY AND WELL.
LEADERS RISE TO THE TOP
LEADERS RISE TO THE TOP OF AN ORGANIZATIONS, AS CREAM RISES MILK. WHEN YOU ACCEPT COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY FOR GETTING RESULTS, CONCENTRATE SINGLE-MIDELY ON COMPLETING YOUR MOST IMPORTANT TASKS, CONTINUALLY UPGRADE YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS AS WELLAS YOUR ABILITY TO CONTRIBUTE VALUE TO YOUR COMPANY, YOU WILL EMERGE AS A NATURAL LEADER.
AS YOU DEMONSTRATE YOUR ABILITY TO MAKE AN INCREASINGLY VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO YOUR ORGANIZATION, PEOPLE ABOVE, BELOW, AND ON BOTH SIDES OF YOU WILL WANT YOU TO BE PROMOTED INTO LEADERSHIP AND WILL SUPPORT YOU WHEN YOU REACH THAT POSITION. ONE OF YOUR PRIMARY AIMS IN LIFE IS TO WALK, TALK, ACT, SPEAK, AND TREAT OTHERS AS A LEADER WOULD. EVENTUALLY, YOUR POSITION WILLBE EQUAL TO YOUR PERFORMANCE.
IN THE NEXT CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO DEVELOP AND PRACTICE AND DISCIPLINE NECESSARY TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL IN YOUR BUSINESS LIFE AND ACTIVITIES.
ACTION EXERCISES
1. ASK YOURSELF,, "WHAT RESULTS ARE EXPECTED OF ME"? AND THEN CONCENTRATE SINGLE-MINDEDLY ON GETTING THOSE RESULTS EVERY DAY.
2. SEE YOURSELF AS THE LEADER OF YOUR ORGANIZATION AND ASK YOURSELF, WHAT KIND OF A COMPANY WOULD THIS COMPANY BE IF EVERYONE IN IT WERE JUST LIKE ME?
3. CREATE A CLEAR, EXCITING VISION FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR ORGANIZATION BASED ON SUCCESS AND EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE.
4. IDENTIFY THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN YOUR BUSINESS WORLD AND DETERMINE HOW YOU WILL HAVE TO BEHALV TOWARD THEM TO GET THEM TO PERFORM AT THEIR BEST.
5. RESOLVE IN ADVANCE THAT, WHE THE INEVITABLE CRISIS OCCURS, YOU WILL RESPOND IN A CALM, CONTROLLED, AND INTELLIGENT MANNER.
6. CLARIFY THE EXACT VALUES AND PRINCIPLES YOU BELIEVE IN AND STAND FOR, AND THEN SHARE THEM WITH THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU.
7. TREAT EACH PERSON AROUND YOU AS IF HE IS COMPETENT, VALUABLE, AND IMPORTANT. THIS IS THE KEY TO GAINING THE LOYALTY AND COMMITMENT THAT YOU REQUIRE AS A LEADER.
